Electrical Engineer - Certifications of Wind Turbines

Location: Hamburg, Germany

We are looking for experienced Electrical Engineers in our office in Hamburg, with a strong profile and interest in working with renewable energy. The primary focus of this position is the certification of electrical installations and components for wind turbine generators in accordance with international and national standards. A secondary responsibility will be to support the Grid Code Compliance team as Project Engineer for Grid Code Compliance Certification.

As such, there are opportunities to work across these assets depending on your interests. 

As an experienced Electrical Engineer, you will join a multidisciplinary team dealing with certification processes mainly for the renewable energy industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cover all steps in the certification process starting with the review of design criteria, specifications and normative references set as a basis for the design
• Evaluation of the implementation towards the final and detailed as-built design. This for example includes an assessment of component and cable ratings, coordination of insulation levels and protections functions, design calculations and testing as well as lightning protection, earthing and bonding measures.
• Surveillance activities during fabrication, transportation & installation, commissioning and periodic inspection of installations in operation
• Responsibility for the technical process of electrical as well as grid code compliance certification in accordance with (inter)national specifications and standards. Evaluation results are documented in reports and require solid English skills.
• Software-supported modelling, examination and validation (including DIgSILENT PowerFactory, MathWorks MATLAB)
• Technical and professional analysis, independent assessment and evaluation of test results of electrical components, generation units and plants, certification to prove grid code compliance as well as compliance of electrical components within wind turbine
• Some travel within Europe and occasionally beyond may be required; travel schedules are typically flexible.

About Us

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.Are you looking for a job, where you can be a trusted voice to tackle global transformations? Would you like to thrive in a dynamic, international environment with lots of exciting challenges every day? Do you want to be part of a team of skilled colleagues and in a global organization where we work as one team? We invite qualified engineers looking for opportunities to join our team in Renewables Certification. Renewables Certification (RC) belongs to business area Energy Systems and has the global responsibility for Type Certification (TC), Component Certification (CC) and Project Certification (PC) for Renewables.